getting through

Definition of getting throughnext
present participle of get through

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of getting through His friend Amir was staying with him, due to the potential danger getting through the streets back to his mother's home. Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 But getting through life is a bit hard [for her]. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026 But there’s something stopping me from getting through There had been a lot of drugs, free, or almost free. Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026 The second run was also smooth, getting through the tough top section without a hitch and pushing through the slower middle section. Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026 Albritton said the current state of the market has been aided by Florida getting through the 2025 hurricane season without a direct hit. Jim Turner, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026 Some voices are still getting through Interested in more science behind the headlines? Berly McCoy, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026 Texts and alerts usually have a better chance of getting through. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026 There are low odds of a cap on credit card rates getting through Congress, but the banks' relatively full valuations are probably a larger headwind. Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting through
Verb
  • This can induce all sorts of changes, from the average temperature observed to the polarization of the arriving light.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Launched in 2020 after the 400th anniversary of the first African slaves arriving in Jamestown, Virginia, the decade-long initiative encourages people of African descent to visit or repatriate and reconnect with their heritage and culture.
    Melanie van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Hodgson was arrested the next month after allegedly getting in a drunken fight with Long Beach police outside a Shoreline Village bar.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Cordless models are easy to maneuver without worrying about a cord getting in the way or limiting your reach.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Those cuts are now baked into the base budgets for agencies, and lawmakers will vote on them in the coming weeks.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • When the scam fell apart amid regulatory and legal scrutiny late last decade, the resulting scandal rocked the nascent green energy sector, coming several years after another California firm, Solyndra, collapsed after receiving a half-billion-dollar loan guarantee from the federal government.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Clues were still turning up long after the Downtown Detention Center opened, in May, 2020.
    James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • People started turning up from the moment the news was announced.
    Yarden Segev, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Suarez recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds while also showing up on the defensive end.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2026
  • According to three interior designers, these are the trends that faded fast in 2025 and are no longer showing up in their Southern clients’ homes.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026

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“Getting through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20through. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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